GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| feint | something feigned |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |